Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.7° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
142
163
154
157
154
150
163
160
123
110
101
74
69
50
49
49
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:47PM1.77m
12:22PM1.95m
00:45AM1.83m
1:18PM2.00m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.16m
6:36PM0.21m
6:54AM0.10m
7:31PM0.16m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
2
2
4
3
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
6
6
5
4
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